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Louisville Faces Michigan and Michigan State on Sunday
May 02, 2019 | Rowing
Cardinals compete in final dual race before ACC Championship
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In their final outing before the ACC Championship, the University of Louisville rowing team heads north for a dual race against Michigan and Michigan State Sunday morning at Belleville Lake in Van Buren Township, Mich.
Louisville is making its seventh consecutive trip to Michigan, continuing a series that has provided multiple benefits for the program in preparation for their conference championship. The Wolverines are currently ranked No. 5 in the CRCA coaches' poll, while both the Cardinals and Spartans received votes.
Cardinals head coach Derek Copeland said that the Michigan regatta allows for his team to leave Louisville on Kentucky Derby weekend to face a nationally-ranked crew in challenging conditions following the end of the academic year. For this season, the addition of Michigan State also provides another opponent for improving the Cards' NCAA Championship resume.
Sunday's dual marks a return to the water for the Cards, who have not competed in an official race since the Sunshine State Invitational on April 6 in Sarasota. Two weeks ago, Louisville was among 21 schools impacted by the cancellation of the Clemson Invitational due to severe storms and debris on the course.
Although the varsity eight and second varsity eight raced on Saturday morning, the regatta's cancellation nullified the results of those races. Despite a lack of time on the water, Copeland was impressed by his team's preparation and competitive drive.
"There were probably five or six different false alarms to go race, and for them to be emotionally and mentally ready to race five or six times was pretty remarkable," said Copeland. "The fact that there was that much duress and they were always ready to race each time, that's not something that I've ever seen before—a team that dialed in."
In the limited action, Copeland and his staff were able to gain some insight on the team's performance as they look forward to returning to Lake Hartwell for the ACC Championship.
"We needed a race because we've made a lot of gains between early April and now, and it's good to see incremental demonstration of the gains," said Copeland. "We did race, and the first 1K of the race was pretty fair, so we have an idea of where we were at that point.
The big focus was the second 1K and we didn't get a chance to demonstrate that because of the water. We always deal with this sort of thing, so we might be in a good situation. It puts a lot of pressure on ACCs."
Following Sunday's meet, the Cardinals will turn their attention toward the ACC Championship on May 17-18 at Clemson. The regatta opens with the preliminary heats on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m., followed by the grand finals on Saturday beginning at 8 a.m.
Live results from the dual will be available on Twitter through Michigan at @umichrowing, followed by a full recap on GoCards.com.
SCHEDULE
9 a.m. – 2N8+ (Michigan, Louisville, Michigan State)
9:20 a.m. – N8+ (Michigan State, Michigan, Louisville)
9:40 a.m. – 3V4+ (Louisville, Michigan State, Michigan, Michigan 4V4+)
10 a.m. – 2V4+ (Michigan, Louisville, Michigan State)
10:20 a.m. – V4+ (Michigan State, Michigan, Louisville)
10:40 a.m. – 2V8+ (Louisville, Michigan State, Michigan)
11 a.m. – V8+ (Michigan, Louisville, Michigan State)
Louisville is making its seventh consecutive trip to Michigan, continuing a series that has provided multiple benefits for the program in preparation for their conference championship. The Wolverines are currently ranked No. 5 in the CRCA coaches' poll, while both the Cardinals and Spartans received votes.
Cardinals head coach Derek Copeland said that the Michigan regatta allows for his team to leave Louisville on Kentucky Derby weekend to face a nationally-ranked crew in challenging conditions following the end of the academic year. For this season, the addition of Michigan State also provides another opponent for improving the Cards' NCAA Championship resume.
Sunday's dual marks a return to the water for the Cards, who have not competed in an official race since the Sunshine State Invitational on April 6 in Sarasota. Two weeks ago, Louisville was among 21 schools impacted by the cancellation of the Clemson Invitational due to severe storms and debris on the course.
Although the varsity eight and second varsity eight raced on Saturday morning, the regatta's cancellation nullified the results of those races. Despite a lack of time on the water, Copeland was impressed by his team's preparation and competitive drive.
"There were probably five or six different false alarms to go race, and for them to be emotionally and mentally ready to race five or six times was pretty remarkable," said Copeland. "The fact that there was that much duress and they were always ready to race each time, that's not something that I've ever seen before—a team that dialed in."
In the limited action, Copeland and his staff were able to gain some insight on the team's performance as they look forward to returning to Lake Hartwell for the ACC Championship.
"We needed a race because we've made a lot of gains between early April and now, and it's good to see incremental demonstration of the gains," said Copeland. "We did race, and the first 1K of the race was pretty fair, so we have an idea of where we were at that point.
The big focus was the second 1K and we didn't get a chance to demonstrate that because of the water. We always deal with this sort of thing, so we might be in a good situation. It puts a lot of pressure on ACCs."
Following Sunday's meet, the Cardinals will turn their attention toward the ACC Championship on May 17-18 at Clemson. The regatta opens with the preliminary heats on Friday evening at 5:30 p.m., followed by the grand finals on Saturday beginning at 8 a.m.
Live results from the dual will be available on Twitter through Michigan at @umichrowing, followed by a full recap on GoCards.com.
SCHEDULE
9 a.m. – 2N8+ (Michigan, Louisville, Michigan State)
9:20 a.m. – N8+ (Michigan State, Michigan, Louisville)
9:40 a.m. – 3V4+ (Louisville, Michigan State, Michigan, Michigan 4V4+)
10 a.m. – 2V4+ (Michigan, Louisville, Michigan State)
10:20 a.m. – V4+ (Michigan State, Michigan, Louisville)
10:40 a.m. – 2V8+ (Louisville, Michigan State, Michigan)
11 a.m. – V8+ (Michigan, Louisville, Michigan State)
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